Progressive Workers Movement
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The Progressive Workers Movement was a short-lived political party in Canada.
In the 1965 federal election, Jerry Le Bourdais, who listed his profession as "oilworker", unsuccessfully sought election in Vancouver East riding in British Columbia as a candidate of the Progressive Workers Movement. He won 275 votes, 1.3% of the popular vote.
Le Bourdais described himself as an "admirer of Chinese socialism".
Sources[edit]
- Parliament of Canada History of the Federal Electoral Ridings since 1867
- Vancouver Sun, October 28, 1965, page 6.
